Knockdown bilge-barrel.



P. A. PRAHL.

KNOCKDOWN BILGB BARREL. APPLICATION FILED JUNBIG, 1909.

Patented June 14, '1910.

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FREDERICK L. PEARL, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 BABCOCK BOX COMPANY, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

KNOCKDOWN BILGE-BARREL.

To all 'whom "it may concern:

Beit known that I, FREDERICK A. Pimm., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city,.county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and' useful Im rovements in Knockdown Bilge-Barrels, o which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to knock-down bilge barrels. It seeks to provide an arrangementwhereby a substantlally tight bilge barrel may be rovided at comparatively small cost and which shall have great strength and du rnblity.

The invention consists of the features hereinafter pointed out and speciled in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in which like reference numerals designate corresponding parts,-Figure 1 illustrates in perspective the preferred form of the barrel embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section throughthe barrel body showing the position of the heads; Fig. 3 is a plan view showing partof the fabric of which the barrel body is constructed; Fig. 4 is a vert-ical section through the fabric shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmental view in section on the line 5 5 of Fig` 3 and sbow ing a detail; and Figs. 6 and are enlarged fragmental views in section of the lines -6 and 7 7, respectively, of Fig. l.

Referring now to the particular features of the invention as shown in the drawings, 1 is the body of the bilge barrel consisting of the Steves and wires previously formed into the fabric, as shown in Fig.' 3. The stares 2 are preferably made of comzuarutively thin strips of wood. They are exible and are. tapered toward their ends as shown. The stoves are laced close together, edge to edge, and exten ing across all the stoves on one side at or near the middle is the tnlcx'mn wire 3 secured to the stares by staples t. These staples hold the wire 3 in place and thus prevent the staves from shift-ing from position; Extending across all the stares on the side thereof op osite from the wire 3 are two constricting wires 5 and 6 held in place by the staples 7 and 8. The wires 5 and 6 are located above the wire 3.

9 and 10 are two similar const-rioting wires located on the same side of the staves as the Speeicatlon ot Letters Patent.

Application illed June 16, 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

Serial No. 502,568.

wires 5 and 6 but below the wire 3. They are llkewise stapled to the stuves.

11 and 12 are wires located at top and bottom on the same side of the stoves as the wire 3. They extend across all the staves on the same side thereof and preferably re ister, respectively, with wires 9 and l0 so t iat they may be held in place by the same stu ples as these wires, as shown,

The wires 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are loosely secured to the staves by the staples so as to have a. lateral movement thereon. This is shown with respect to Wires 5 and l1 in Fig. 5 Where the staples are shown as holding the wires Without binding them tightly against the stoves. It is preferable that the wires 3, 11 and 12 be somewhat larger in cross section than the outer wires, as indicated in the drawings, and for the purpose of readily securing the meeting edges of the fabric together, when bent into tubular form, the Wires have their ends projecting beyond both edges of the fabric, as indicated ntthe left in Fig. 5.

Then the fabric has been completed it is bent into tubular form as shown in F 1, its meeting edges being irinly secured to gather at the middle by suitable means. Forthis purpose the overlapping ends of the wir@ 3 may be hooked or otherwise secured together as shown in Fig. 'l'. The opposite ends of the stares are then bent inward radially. the wire 3 acting as a fulcrum during this bending operation. In this way the ends of the barrel are constricted and the bilge is formed. The wires 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 1Q are drawn through their staples to take up the slack and the ends of the wire, are secured in place to keep the ends of the barrel eonstricted. The. taking up ot' the slack iu these wires is rendered possible by the manner in which they are looselyJ secured by their staples which also permits the ends of the barrel to be voustrictod :is described. ll'. is preferred to secure the ends of the couslricting wires 5'. 9 and l() logetber by overlapping and twisting their oppositely projecting ends as shown in Fig. 1. The inner wires 1l and 12 may have their ends passed through staples and left overlappn4 Without being otherwise secured, as s iown in Fig. 6.

13 and 14 are the top and bottom heads.

The top head 13 rests against the outer side4 of the top or end wire 11 und the bottom hond 14 rests against the inner sido ot' the bottoni or und wire lil, these wires Serving to wovide reliable sopportafor the heads as wol as lo slrengrtlwn and stillen the bar rel body and assist in foriningrr it into taba lar shape. '.lhc head 13 may he secured in place by the sta )les 'l5 and the head ll may he secured in place by similar staples or 1t n'iay be secured in place by staples 1G which embrace the wires 10 and 12.

It will, of course, be understood that the number ot' fulcrnni and constricting wires may be varied without departing from thc invention. It. will also be understood that the location of these Wires on one side or the other of the staves may be varied Without del'mrtiin; from the invention, althongh it is preferred to have the falo-rain Wire or' wires on the inner side of the barrel body and the constricting Wires on the outer side..

ln eonstricting the ends of the barrel the ccmstricting wires may be drawn through their staples after the manner ot' a drawstring so that these wires themselves operato to draw in or oonstrict the ends of the barrel.

1n referring to the structure herein shown as a tight hai-rel, it is not intended t0 imply that thc barrel is tight for all porioscs or under all conditions. The term is herein employed merely to distinguish the barrel from a ventilated barrel.

Various changes in the details herein set forth may bc made Without departing from the scope of the invention. For exampleinstead of Wires? iiexible metal strips or bands may be used. These are, of course, the equivalent of the wires and thc term i" wires is herein used in this sense.

The terni "constricting wires7 as herein used means Wires i'vhich not only have the purpose and function ot' holding-the ends of the fabric in tabular forni, but also have the. purpose and fonction of keeping the of the tubular barrel-body ci'mtracled and so xnaintin the bilgc in the barrel.

That is claimed and what desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:-

l. A fabric for a tight knock-down bilge barrel comprising a series of close-l5r associated tapered flexible slaves haring a transu verse t'nlcvuin wire extending,r across all the stares on ono side thereof near the middle and ili'iniorably slapied thereto. and having' transverse constricting wires extending across all the slaves on the opposite sido and spaced apart lroni the t'lllrrnin wire, said constriction Wires being` stapled loosely to the .st-aves so as to be free to more transversely across the staves.

A fabric for a tight knock-down bilge barrel comprising a series of closely associated tapered fieitible staves having a transverse fnlcruin wirev extending across all thc stoves on one side thcreot near tho middle and in'nnoi-'ahly staplod thereto, and having transverse consti-loting wires extending' across all the slaves on the opposite. sido and spaced apart. from the l'nlcrinn wire, said const rioting wires boincr staplcd loosely to the stas-'cs so as to be free to move transrersely across the stares, there being a plarality of said constricting wires on each side of the fuloruin wire.

3. Ac fabric for a tight knockdown bilge barrel comprising a series of closely associated tapered exible stares having:y a transverse fnlcrnni Wire extending across all the staves on one side thereof near the middle and ilnmovably stapled thereto, and having transverse constricting wires cxtending across all the stares on the opposite side and spaced apart from the fnlcrnm wire, said constricting wires being stapled loosely to the stares so as to be free to move transversely across the stares. and transverse end wires extending across all the stavcs on the saine side as the fulcrnni wire and looselyr stapled to the stares.

al.; A fabric for a tight knock-down bilge barrel comprisingr a series of closely associatedtapered flexible staves having a transverse fnlcrum Wire extending across all the staves on one side thereof near the middle and ilnmovably stapled thereto, and having transverse constricting Wires extending across all the stares on the opposite side and spaced apart from the fulcrnm wire, said constricting` Wires being stapled loosely to the staves so as to be free to move transversely across the stares, there being a plurality of said constricting wires on each side of the fnlcrnm wire. and transverse end Wires extending across all the stares on the same side as the fnlcrnin wire and loosely stapled to the stares.

A fabric for a tight knock-down l'iilge barrel comprising a series of closely assoends oi' the stares bent inward and the ends i ciatcd tapered flexible stares having a transverse fnlcrnin wire extending; across all the stares on one side thereof near the middle and immovably stapied theretoE and having transverse constricting Wires extending across all the. stares on the oaposite side and spaced apart from the l'idcrinn wire, said constricting wires boing stapled loin-sel);v to the stoves so as to lie free to move transversely across the stavi-s. and transverse end wires extending across all the stares on the saine side as the fnlrrlnn wire and loosely stapled to the slaves, tho end wires on opposite sides of the stavi-s heine` in register with each other at hoth ends and held in place by the saine staples.

tl. .fr tight knock-donn bilge harrel'comprising a body fabric consisting of a. series of closely abutting tapered {iexihle stoves having a transverse fnlcrinn wire extending across all the stares on one side t-lnereotit near the middle and stapled thereto, and 1 having transverse eonstrieting wires extending across all the stares on the opposite side and spaced apart from the tulcrmn wire and stapled to the stares, said t'ulcrnm and constricting wir acting to n'taintain the liilgc in the barrel, and also to permanently maintain the integrity of the fabric.

'7. A tight Imockedown bilge barrel comprising a body fabric consisting of a series of clos-el)VT abutting tapered iexiblc stares having` a transverse fulcrmn Wire extending across all the. staves on one side thereof near the middle and stapled thereto, and having transverse constricting wires extending across all the stares on the opposite side and spaced apart from the fnlcrnm wire and stapied to the stares, oppositely projecting wire ends being secured together to hold the barrei body in shape, sald fnlcrun'i and constricting wires acting to maintain tbe bilge in the barrel, and also to permanentiev maintain the integrity of the fabric.

8. A tight knock-down bilge barrelcomprising a body fabric consisting of a series of closely abutting tapered flexible stm-es lia-ving a transverse fnlcruni wire extending across ali the stares on one side thereof near the middle and stapled thereto. and having transverse constricting wires extending across all the stares on the opposite side and spaced apart from the fnlcrmn wire and stapled tothe stares, a transverse inside wire extending across ail the .stares near the bottom andvstapled thereto, and a bottom head resting against. the inner side of said inside wire and stapled to the stares, said fillet-inn and constricting wires acting to maintain tbe bilge in the barrel. and aiso to per- I manently maintain the integrity of tbe l fabric.

f). A tight knock-down bilge barrel comprising a body1 fabric consisting ot' a series of closely abutting tapered flexible stares having a. transverse. tnicrnm wire extending across all the stoves on one side thereof near the middle and stapled thereto, and having transverse eonstricting wires extending across all the stares on tbc opposite eide and spaced apart i'roln the fulcrnm wire and staple-.d lo the stares, a transverse inside wire ext'ein'ling across all the stares near tlic bottoni and stapled thereto, and :L lmttoln bead resting against the inner side ot' Isaid inside wire and stapled to the stares, a transverse inside wire extending across all the Steves near the top and sta-pled thereto, and a top head resting against the outer side ot' said last mentioned wire and stapled to the stares, said fnlcrnni and constricting Wires acting to maintain the bilgc in the barrel, and also to permanently maintain tbc integrity of the fabric.

1t). A tight knock-down bllge barrel com prising a body fabric consisting ot a series of closely abutting tapered fiexible stares having: a transverse nlcrnm wire extending across all the stares on one side thereof near the middle and stapled thereto, and having transverse constrieting wires extending across all the stares on the opposite side and spaced apart from the 'fnlcruni wire and stapled to the stares, a transverse inside Wire extending across all the stares near the bottom and stapled thereto, and a bottoni head resting against the inner side of said inside, Wire and etapled to the stares, a transverse inside wire extending across all the stares near the top and stapled thereto, and a top head resting against the outer side of said last mentioned wire and stapled to the staves, the top and bottom wires on opposite sides of the stares at both ends being in register with each other and heid in place by the same staples. and the oppositely projecting n-'ire ends of the fnlcrtnn and eonstricting wires being secured together to hold the barrel bod;v in shape.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK A. PRAHL.

Titn esses BEATRICE Minus, Ina G. GlmroRE. 

